Gate.



No. 809,967. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906. B. H. MARTIN.

GATE.

APPLIOATION FILED 001". 5. 1905.

M a M INVENTOR WITNESSES: HEY-1101M,

f BY J5! 3 ATT0RNEY BENJAMIN H. MARTIN, OFBAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed October 5,1905. Serial No. 281,438.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. I\IARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to means for support ing gates and the like, the objects being to provide a device of this character which is simple, easily manufactured, and efiicient in operation.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which can be adjusted relative to the ground to admit of its operation during the heavy snows of win-' ter. Thus, for instance, the gate can be raised to clear the snow, which would impede if not prevent its operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a longitudinally sliding or swinging gate which is pivotally and antifrictionally supported near one end, the opposite end when the gate is closed being supported in any convenient manner, the main support of the gate consisting of the pivotal means above referred to.

To these ends my invention comprises a sliding gate the rails or bars of which are received upon an antifriction member, which is itself pivotally supported or journaled to admit of the opening of the gate by first sliding the latter longitudinally or horizontally and subsequently swinging the gate in one direo tion or the other, the antifriction member serving to permit the gate to move horizontally, and by reason of the swiveling of the antifriction member the gate and member turn together when the gate is swung open.

My invention therefore consists in certain novel features and combination of parts or their equivalents, which will be more fully reviewed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my invention, showing it in raised position to clear any obstruction, such as the heavy falls of snow. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the gate in lowered position. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the gate-posts, showing the manner of securing the pivotally-supported antifriction member; and Fig. 4 is a detail of the antifriction member.

In the particular embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and disclosing only one of a number of constructions which might be produced to include my invention, A and B indicate the usual oppositely-located gate-posts, and C indicates the gate, which may be of any convenient construction, but is provided with the horizontal rails l 1. At its forward end it may carry the supporting wheel 2, which normally rests on the ground, as shown in Fig. 2, and serves to permit the gate to be slid longitudinally and also aids in supporting the weight of the forward end of the gate to prevent imposing strain upon the latch 3, projecting from the above forward end of the gate, said latch designed to be received in one of a number of receiving-brackets at 4, carried by the gate-post.

Supported by the post A in any suitable manner are the pivotally-mounted antifriction bearing members 5 5. In the illustration of my invention herein shown I have provided laterally-projecting supports 6 6, which may be mortised into the post A, if desired, and which supports carry the antifriction members, each of which antifriction members consists, preferably, of a casing 7, in which is journaled a wheel 8,'the casing? being provided with pintles 9 9, which pintles are received in apertures in the laterally-projecting supports 6 6. These supports preferably project in a direction opposite to the brackets 4 4, carried by the post B, as shown in the drawings, and the gate itself is inclined from its forward end upwardly toward its rear end, the bars 1 1 of the gate being received in the casings 7 7 of the antifriction members 5 5 and supported on the rollers 8 8, to the end that the gate may always have a tendency to close itself when accidentally left open.

As shown in Fig. 2, the gate may rest on the lower antifriction members, and to adjust it to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings all that is necessary is to raise the gate bodily outof the casings 77of the lower members and replace the bars 1 l of the gate in the upper antifriction members.

In operation, the gate being closed, all that is necessary is to slide the gate longitudinally against its tendency to close until the latch 3 clears the bracket 4, after which the gate may be swung open until the rear end 10 thereof engages the post A. In the event that the gate is to be opened to its fullest ex tent the gate is slid longitudinally for at IIO leasthalf of its length and then swung open in the ordinary way, the roller 2 being preferably swiveled to the gate in order to support its forward end when moving either longitudinally or in the arc of a circle.

From the foregoing it is easily observed that I have provided a neat and simple yet highlyeflicient means for supporting gates and like structures, said means primarily consisting of the swiveled antifriction members, which will permit the gate to be slid longitudinally and swung in the arc of a circle. It is also evident that many changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit of my invention, and hence I do not desire to limit myself to the exact construction set forth.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- A gate and support comprising apair of oppositely-located posts, a plurality of rigid catches projecting from one post, a plurality of brackets mortised into the remaining post and extending in a direction approximately opposite to that in which the catches extend, rollers swiveled in said brackets, an adjustable gate-frame supported on certain only of the rollers, one rail of the gate being projected beyond the frame and adapted to overlapone of the posts and rest in one of the catches to support the free end of the gate, the gateframe adapted to be raised and lowered and to be supported on certain only of the rollers, the remaining rollers being out of use, the rail extension adapted to engage one or the other of the catches depending upon the position of the gate-frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN H. MARTIN. WVitnesses:

H. F. TIEDKE, ROY WVALLIs. 

